Mobile Site Theme Preferences?

August 23, 2010 4:24 PM

How are theme preferences stored? By username or by computer? I ask because the mobile site just switched to "professional white" when I logged on for the first time in a while, and I'm wondering if I could see white when on my laptop and color while I'm on my phone, without having to log out.
posted by moviehawk to Feature Requests at 4:24 PM (8 comments total)

t must be by username, cause mine comes up with my preferences on whatever computer I'm using.
posted by amro at 4:33 PM on August 23, 2010

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posted by amro at 4:33 PM on August 23, 2010

By computer. I use white at work, and color at home and on my phone.
posted by mollymayhem at 4:33 PM on August 23, 2010

Display preferences are set with cookies. So just set them how you want for a particular device, and then click Save your Preferences. They'll be set for that device but not others. Repeat for each device/browser combo you use.

You'll need to repeat this process if you log out of a particular device/browser too.
posted by pb (staff) at 4:33 PM on August 23, 2010

How come whether I'm at work or home I have the white background then? Did I save my preferences on both computers at some point and just don't remember?
posted by amro at 4:54 PM on August 23, 2010

Did I save my preferences on both computers at some point and just don't remember?

Either that or you logged out and back in at some point. When you log in the site reverts to your currently-saved preferences.
posted by pb (staff) at 4:57 PM on August 23, 2010

How site preferences function would be a great candidate for the FAQ.
posted by carsonb at 5:29 PM on August 23, 2010

That's it, pb. I logged out of my phone and it defaulted to my main preference when I logged back in.
posted by moviehawk at 5:33 PM on August 23, 2010